DSB Announces TAC Strategy Subcommittee Membership Members to assist in the Creation of Technology Roadmap for OTC Derivative Identifiers London, 11 October 2018 –The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) today announced the membership of the Technology Advisory Committee Strategy Subcommittee, which has been tasked with the creation of a strategic technology roadmap for OTC derivative identifiers. […]
DSB Announce User Fee Discounts amid Additional Service Improvements Below budget 2017 build and operating costs London, 8 October 2018 – The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) today announce additional service improvements for 2019, as well as estimated 2019 user fees 4% below 2018 levels, assuming similar uptake of the service amongst the OTC derivatives community. […]
DSB Announce Broader Participation on Revised Product Committee Inviting applications from OTC Derivative ISIN users to encourage wider participation in the development of the DSB Road Map London, 19th September 2018 – The Derivatives Service Bureau, founded by the Association of Numbering Agencies (ANNA) to facilitate the allocation and maintenance of International Securities Identification Numbers […]
DSB to create Technology Roadmap to evolve technology Creation of new Technology Strategy Subcommittee for OTC Derivative Identifiers based on industry feedback London, 12 September 2018 – In response to feedback from its most recent industry consultation, the Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) today announced plans for the creation of a strategic technology roadmap for OTC […]
The August trend mirrors that of the prior month, with a modest 11% increase in the number of OTC Derivative ISINs created. The charts below show that banks continue to create most OTC Derivatives ISINs, with 13 banks and 7 venues having created almost 96% of all DSB ISINs. What is notable in August however, […]
Analysis of the FIRDS snapshot for August month-end showed little material change vs. the prior month. Systematic Internalisers, MTFs and OTFs continued to report similar proportions of OTC ISINs for each asset class, with SIs dominating equities reference data reporting and the venues more focused on FX and Rates reference data reporting as set out […]
Key Findings from DSB Consultation on OTC ISINs Industry looks to DSB for additional use cases for OTC ISINs London, 21st August 2018 – Following extensive consultations with industry which began earlier this year in May, ending July 27th, the Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB), has today announced the publication of their Industry Consultation Report, August […]
As with the DSB monthly metrics for July, the FIRDS snapshot for July month-end, broadly showed continuation of existing behaviours with an 11% increase in the number of OTC ISINs reported to FIRDS for reference data purposes. Systematic Internalisers, MTFs and OTFs continued to report similar proportions of OTC ISINs for each asset class, with […]
There were no major surprises with respect to use of the DSB in the month of July, which suggests that use of the DSB may be reaching steady state. Some users searched for more ISIN specific data (see search trends below) and ISIN creation behaviour remained largely unchanged, with new ISIN creation rates continuing to […]
June saw yet another marked increase in the number of DSB ISINs reported to FIRDS, with most of the increase driven by venues. 33% more OTC ISINs were reported to FIRDS in June 2018 vs. the prior month end, with most of the increased reporting for 11 products as shown in the table below. With six […]
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